Journeys Through American LiteratureUniversity of Michigan Press, 2000 - 232 Seiten Journeys through American Literature, a more modern version of the classic text Journeys through Literature, introduces students to the best of nineteenth- and twentieth- century American literature while enhancing their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. A section from The House on Mango Street has been added to this edition. Chapters include an overview of the literary period and genre, biographical sketches of the author, and descriptions of the literary period or tradition to which the author belongs. Exercises and activities improve language skills and critical-thinking skills, with the focus on the student's response to the reading. Overall, the text provides a framework for the interpretation of prose and poetry and emphasizes collaborative learning so that students become more independent, critical thinkers. |
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... hearts who are free , / Heart of their singer , to be for us / More than our singing can be . " Leaves of Grass today is considered one of the greatest works of American literature . It is Whitman's tribute to America and reflects the ...
... hearts who are free , / Heart of their singer , to be for us / More than our singing can be . " Leaves of Grass today is considered one of the greatest works of American literature . It is Whitman's tribute to America and reflects the ...
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... heart came up in his mouth . A second glance revealed that it could not be his wife . It was a fearful portent , however , of what her fate might be . The " war " had reached the women and children . Yielding to a professional instinct ...
... heart came up in his mouth . A second glance revealed that it could not be his wife . It was a fearful portent , however , of what her fate might be . The " war " had reached the women and children . Yielding to a professional instinct ...
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... heart . About us it was growing darker and darker , and I had to look hard to see her face , which I meant always to carry with me ; the closest , realest face , under all the shadows of women's faces , at the very bottom of my memory ...
... heart . About us it was growing darker and darker , and I had to look hard to see her face , which I meant always to carry with me ; the closest , realest face , under all the shadows of women's faces , at the very bottom of my memory ...
Inhalt
Romanticism | 111 |
The Novel | 141 |
Diversity | 177 |
Urheberrecht | |
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